Name of code
ORF Social Media Guidelines [ORF Social Media Leitlinien]
Originator of code
Public Service Media in Austria [Österreichischer Rundfunk] (ORF)
Country
Austria
Original language
German
Year of creation
2019
Type of code
Journalism
Main frame of accountability
Market
Transparency
Public
Legal and regulatory context
Mandatory
Implementation and enforcement
Procedural
Diversity
No
AI/automation
No
The Social Media Guidelines of ORF, Austria’s public service media, are based on international best practice examples and require the maintenance of fundamental ORF principles such as objectivity, balance, diversity of opinion, impartiality, and independence. It is a binding framework for the responsible use of social media among all employees. Since it is not always possible to separate work and private life in the digital age, these Guidelines may also apply to the private social media use of ORF representatives.
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